Nachfolgen

[ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩]

/[ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachfolgen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,117 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,117
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachfolge

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachfolgen · Nachfolgen · German

Nachfolgen · rank #58,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,117
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachgebessert

Nearest frequency peer: nachgebessert (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nachfolgen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nachfolgen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nachfolgen
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachfolgen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachfolgen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nachfolgenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nachgebessert“ (#58,118), „Münstereifel“ (#58,115), „Nachlässe“ (#58,119). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nachfolgen“ bei #58,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nachfolgen is uncommon German at frequency #58,117 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Nachfolgen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nachfolgen, spelled N-A-C-H-F-O-L-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachfolge
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nachfolge
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Nachfolge
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Nachfolge

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nachfolgen"?
"Nachfolgen" is spelled N-A-C-H-F-O-L-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩].
What does "Nachfolgen" mean?
As a noun, "Nachfolgen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachfolge
How do you pronounce "Nachfolgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachfolgen" is [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachfolgen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nachfolgen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Möbelstück#58,114Männerwelt#58,112Neckermann#58,123Obstbäumen#58,135

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list